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Billie Eilish at Glastonbury Festival review: A ravey, shape-shifting pop masterclass
Review at a glance “ Are you ready to have some fun?” asked Billie Eilish, in an endearingly creaky, fake British accent, before flashing a huge grin. It was early on during her Friday night set in front of a sprawled Pyramid Stage crowd at Glastonbury’s big, heavily refreshed 50th-anniversaryContinue Reading
Half a million job-hunters taken off benefits and into work in less than six months
NEARLY half a million job-hunters have been taken off benefits and into work in less than six months. A drive launched in January has broken all records and astounded employers and ministers. UK Parliament official portraits Therese Coffey ordered the ‘Way to Work’ crusade to fill the soaring number ofContinue Reading
Qatar World Cup warning as fans told they face six months in JAIL for drinking outside special zones
BRITS will only be allowed to booze at the World Cup in special drinking zones – or they could face up to six months in jail. Football fans are being told to take “no risks” in Qatar, and risk getting nicked just for appearing drunk or sipping a beer outsideContinue Reading
Monkeypox may not mutate as fast as coronaviruses, but that doesn’t mean it can’t adapt to its new hosts
The recent outbreak of monkeypox virus has called into question the capabilities of these kinds large DNA viruses to evolve, adapt and change their biology. Compared with small RNA viruses such as coronavirus, monkeypox virus and other large DNA viruses are thought to evolve slowly. Yet there’s clear evidence thatContinue Reading
Curious Kids: what is cosmic microwave background radiation?
Yaroslav Vitkovskiy/Shutterstock What is cosmic microwave background radiation? Did it happen after the Big Bang? – Sreehari, aged nine, Kerala State, India The Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB for short), is light: the oldest and most distant light that we can see in the entire universe. It comes from soon afterContinue Reading
Expect more bitter Dáil rows like Varadkar and Doherty, says politics professor
The bitter and personal Dáil exchange between Leo Varadkar and Pearse Doherty last week grabbed plenty of headlines and similar rows are likely in the immediate future, according to a politics professor. The debate started last week during leaders’ questions, when Sinn Féin’s finance spokesperson accused the Tánaiste of beingContinue Reading
Georgina Rodriguez shows bikini tan lines as Ronaldo goes fishing on £5.5m yacht
GEORGINA RODRIGUEZ left little to the imagination as she showed off her tan lines in a bikini. But partner Cristiano Ronaldo was more interested in fishing as he enjoyed his summer holidays on a £5.5million yacht. 3 Georgina Rodriguez showed off her tan lines while on holiday in MajorcaCredit: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfOydu7sJaK/Continue Reading
How to Move Your WhatsApp Chats Across Devices and Apps
It’s never been easier to switch between iPhone and Android—and to get your messages out of the Meta ecosystem entirely.Continue Reading
When are Glastonbury 2023 tickets on sale? How to register for next year’s festival
The gates to the famous festival have finally opened after a three-year hiatus due to Covid-19, and festival-goers are already pouring onto Worthy Farm. Tickets for this year’s festival sold out in just 30 minutes—back in 2019—and although 200,000 people managed to grab a spot, 2.2 million were left disappointed.Continue Reading
Ukraine war: Nato summit to meet in a world reordered by Russian aggression and Chinese ambition
Leaders of Nato’s 30 nations meet in Madrid at the end of June for what the secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, has dubbed an “historic and transformative” summit. The war in Ukraine provides the backdrop, but preparations for the meeting began well before the Russian invasion. The conflict will focus mindsContinue Reading